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The rhyming text provides information on the sleeping habits of animals that live on land, in water, and fly through the air. "For Creative Minds" section includes animals sorting cards and activities.

Everyone knows about animals that hibernate in the winter. But it's time to discover animals that sleep all summer long! All science classrooms discuss animals that hibernate during winter months, but few know about animals that estivate-a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Dual layers of text awaken readers to the reasons estivating animals become dormant-whether it's because warm weather threatens food supply or to avoid increased body...

Describes the different methods of sleep of a variety of mammals, fish, insects, and birds. Includes such details as postures of sleep, location, duration, and special adaptation to habitat.

Introduces readers to the variety of sleeping patterns found in marine mammals.

Rhyming text and illustrations depict how a child and various animals sleep.

"Every night, birds all over the world settle down for a good night's sleep. But how on earth do they do it? Some are rocked to sleep on the surface of choppy seas. Others nap high in the air, gliding on warm air currents. Still other doze off standing up--on one leg. Take a journey around the world to peek into the bedtime habits of many species of birds." -- inside front jacket flap.

"Do you know why humans snore? Or how a cat sees in the dark? Have you ever heard of a flower that blooms only at night? The answers to these nighttime mysteries and more are revealed in this entertaining non-fiction introduction to the science of night. There's a whole world of activity going on in the world in the dark, and even inside us, when our bodies and brains seem to be quiet and still. In the Dark investigates the big questions about what...